Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 9.6% cheaper than South Africa.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 26.7% less for restaurants
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.29
ZAR149.79
|
$3.77
TZS9,731.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.51
ZAR81.56
|
$6.04
TZS15,590.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
ZAR16.80
|
$0.59
TZS1,515.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.35
TZS908.95
|
|
pay 10.8% less for groceries
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
ZAR16.78
|
$0.76
TZS1,952.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
ZAR63.54
|
$3.54
TZS9,132.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
ZAR73.09
|
$4.49
TZS11,585.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
ZAR37.70
|
$1.87
TZS4,834.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.97
ZAR35.53
|
$2.23
TZS5,754.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.63
|
$1.14
TZS2,933.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.14
|
$0.40
TZS1,035.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.62
|
$0.38
TZS979.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.47
|
$0.39
TZS1,002.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
ZAR8.92
|
$0.28
TZS722.91
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.07
|
$0.40
TZS1,038.24
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
ZAR86.87
|
$4.34
TZS11,213.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.85
ZAR919.16
|
$11.63
TZS30,033.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,587.45
ZAR354,031.44
|
$15,997.25
TZS41,295,774.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.44
ZAR152.55
|
$11.49
TZS29,651.47
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.70
ZAR735.71
|
$54.88
TZS141,662.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.07
ZAR6,562.27
|
$299.88
TZS774,130.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.06
ZAR5,857.19
|
$204.77
TZS528,594.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.48
ZAR1,382.31
|
$35.19
TZS90,833.40
|
|
pay 50.7% more for childcare
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.15
ZAR3,075.45
|
$239.74
TZS618,861.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,782.54
ZAR68,367.19
|
$6,071.51
TZS15,673,171.93
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
ZAR36.88
|
$1.16
TZS2,992.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
ZAR32.36
|
$1.86
TZS4,793.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.68
ZAR48.47
|
$1.68
TZS4,343.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.55
ZAR515.94
|
$37.00
TZS95,508.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.94
ZAR107.31
|
$4.83
TZS12,474.25
|
|
pay 31.8% less for clothing
South Africa
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.73
ZAR808.41
|
$16.50
TZS42,580.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
ZAR545.83
|
$33.56
TZS86,624.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.48
ZAR1,472.67
|
$50.99
TZS131,639.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.16
ZAR1,394.53
|
$48.03
TZS123,992.57
|
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